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ripley

/ˈɹɪpli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables
rip-ley
IPA
/ˈɹɪpli/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the Old English folk name for the Anglian tribe, *Hrype + Old English lēah (“woodland clearing”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Ripleys (plural)

Derived Forms

Ripleyan Ripley's

Phrases

County of Ripley Ripley County Ripley Township Township of Ripley

Rhymes With

shipley chipley

Questions

How do you pronounce ripley?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɪpli/.
What does ripley mean?
A surname from Old English.
Where does ripley come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce ripley

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